Cousin Wilbur (1939)

Alfalfa introduces his prissy, snooty cousin Wilbur to the gang. He instantly gets on everyone's bad side. Especially Alfalfa.

Director:

George Sidney

Writers:

Hal Law, Robert A. McGowan

Stars:

Darla Hood, Eugene 'Porky' Lee, George 'Spanky' McFarland

Cast

Credited cast:
Darla Hood	...	Darla (as Our Gang)
Eugene 'Porky' Lee	...	Porky (as Our Gang)
George 'Spanky' McFarland	...	Spanky (as Our Gang)
Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer	...	Alfalfa (as Our Gang)
Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas	...	Buckwheat (as Our Gang)
Scotty Beckett	...	Wilbur Nesbitt Newcome II (as Our Gang)
Tommy Bond	...	Butch (as Our Gang)
Sidney Kibrick	...	Woim (as Our Gang)
Leonard 'Percy' Landy	...	Leonard (as Our Gang)
Gary Jasgur	...	Slapsie (as Our Gang)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Freddie Chapman	...	Second Kid Examined
Mary Currier	...	Martha, Alfalfa's mother
Joe Geil	...	First Kid Examined
Philip Hurlic	...	Buckwheat's Friend
Payne B. Johnson	...	Club Member

Storyline

Alfalfa introduces his prissy, snooty cousin Wilbur to the gang. He instantly gets on everyone's bad side. Especially Alfalfa.

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Plot Keywords:

children | our gang | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 April 1939 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

11 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Features a special guest appearance by child actor Scotty Beckett, he was a full-fledged Our Gang kid from 1934-1935.

User Reviews

A Few Nice Laughs

Cousin Wilbur (1939)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Alfalfa's cousin Wilbur comes over for a visit and the two go to the club house. Once there Wilbur tells the gang that they can get more members if they offered up special benefits, which at first seem like a good idea until Butch hears of it. COUSIN WILBUR is another fairly good entry in the MGM-Our Gang series. This one here benefits from the rather good performance by Scotty Beckett as Wilbur. I thought he really added a lot of charm to the film and it was nice seeing a new face really mix things up. There's no question that his appearance (dorky glasses, parted hair) were meant to be funny and it is but the character also manages to be memorable for what he does to Butch and the other bully. Carl Switzer is also in good for as Alfalfa and Porky and Buckwheat also get a couple good scenes. I thought the story itself was also pretty good and especially the various pay-outs for injuries. There's no question that this short is far from a masterpiece but fans of the series should get enough laughs out of it to make it worth viewing.